CONSTITUTION—U.S.
Bills and resolutions
Abortion: protect lives of born and preborn persons (see S. 3667), S257 [15JA]
Citizenship: constitutional amendment to require that Members of Congress, Federal judges, and Senate-confirmed officers of U.S. be natural born citizens (see H.J. Res. 188), H3669 [20MY]
——— constitutional amendment to require that Members of Congress, Federal judges, and Senate-confirmed officers of U.S. only have American citizenship (see H.J. Res. 194), H3829 [3JN]
Civil liberties: ensure Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures are protected during immigration enforcement actions (see H.R. 7939), H2529 [16MR]
——— ensure that all searches that significantly impinge on privacy or security of person require warrant based on probable cause and provide right of action for violations of 4th Amendment rights (see H.R. 8470), H3090 [23AP]
Constitutional amendments: establish ratification deadline for congressional apportionment amendment to determine size of House of Representatives (see H.J. Res. 186), H3531 [14MY]
Courts: allow Americans to sue Federal officials for constitutional violations of voting rights and election law (see H.R. 8858), H3550 [15MY]
——— establish U.S. Immigration Courts (see H.R. 7836), H2470 [5MR]
——— protect constitutional rights of defendants to go to trial and discourage imposition of extended sentences for defendants who elect to go to trial instead of accepting plea offer (see H.R. 9095), H3773 [2JN]
——— provide for right of action against Federal employees for violations of rights secured by First Amendment to Constitution relative to use or development of artificial intelligence (AI) (see H.R. 9279), H4110 [11JN]
——— remove defense of qualified immunity in any action by State or local officials, including police officers, that violates legal and constitutionally secured rights (see S. 3625), S162 [13JA] (see H.R. 7046), H718 [13JA]
Crime: ensure due process of law in civil forfeiture proceedings (see H.R. 7638), H2234 [20FE]
——— prohibit harassment of persons lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise right of religious freedom at place of religious worship, within 100 feet or closer to such place of worship (see H.R. 8239), H2830 [9AP]
Dept. of Homeland Security: disqualify aliens from maintaining eligibility for asylum and retaining lawful permanent resident status if they engage in activities in opposition to U.S. Constitution or support Sharia law (see S. 4542), S2305 [14MY]
——— reform U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations to ensure oversight, accountability, institutional integrity, and full respect for constitutional law (see H. Res. 1030), H1949 [2FE]
——— require certain aliens to disavow sharia law and take oath to uphold Constitution (see H.R. 8756), H3392 [12MY]
Dept. of Justice: comply with domestic emoluments clause of U.S. Constitution by refusing to administratively settle legal claims filed against U.S. by President Trump (see H. Res. 1185), H2960 [16AP]
Freedom of speech: create Federal cause of action to address jawboning, where Government pressures private companies into censoring speech protected by First Amendment of Constitution (see S. 4749), S2756 [11JN]
House of Representatives: defend and uphold rights and protections guaranteed by Fourteenth Amendment to U.S. Constitution to ensure that our democracy works for all of us, not just powerful few (see H. Res. 1038), H2031 [4FE]
Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to require Members to demonstrate competence in American civics (see H.J. Res. 146), H1921 [30JA]
——— implement proposed constitutional amendment requiring Members of Congress to demonstrate competence in American civics (see H.R. 7431), H2094 [9FE]
——— protect separation of powers enshrined in U.S. Constitution and end weaponized surveillance of Members of Congress (see H.R. 9098), H3773 [2JN]
National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities: authorize to support activities to broaden public understanding of civics and U.S. Constitution (see S. 4058), S1009 [11MR]
Senate Rules: express that current cloture and filibuster rules are contrary to constitutional design of two co-equal majoritarian legislative bodies and disenfranchise House of Representatives and their constituents (see H. Res. 1369), H4117 [15JN]
States: constitutional amendment to require concurrence of two-thirds of both Houses of Congress for admission of new States (see H.J. Res. 141), H1172 [21JA]
Trump, Donald J.: expunge impeachments of December 18, 2019, and January 13, 2021 (see H. Res. 1211), H3091 [23AP]
Trump, President: comply with foreign emoluments clause of U.S. Constitution by requiring President Trump and other officials to turn over payments from foreign states and divest foreign business interests (see H. Res. 1186), H2960 [16AP]
——— denounce statements that he may nationalize, commandeer, or otherwise assume direct control over elections (see S. Res. 605), S578 [11FE] (see H. Res. 1062), H2219 [12FE]
——— impeachment (see H. Res. 1155), H2825 [6AP]
Lists
Portland, OR, Grant High School Constitution team members, E473 [20MY]
Remarks in House
Dept. of Homeland Security: impact of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement immigration raids, H2607 [19MR]
Freedom of speech: oppose censorship and call for maintaining U.S. standards of protected speech over those prevalent in certain European countries, H2209 [12FE]
House Freedom Caucus: tribute, H3033–H3039 [21AP]
Immigration: reform immigration policies to streamline adjudication, ensure fairness, and uphold constitutional rights while protecting public safety, H3401 [13MY]
Johnson, Speaker Mike: assessment of tenure as Speaker of the House, H2876 [14AP]
Portland, OR: tribute to Grant High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E473 [20MY]
——— tribute to Lincoln High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E398 [30AP]
Religion: address threat of Islamic extremism and Sharia Law to American values, H2761–H2767 [26MR]
Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H1128, H1162–H1167 [21JA]
——— decision in Louisiana v. Callais relative to racial gerrymandering in drawing of Louisiana congressional map, H3327 [30AP], H3379–H3385 [12MY], H3403, H3411 [13MY], H3462 [14MY], H3663 [20MY], H3681, H3713 [21MY], H3898–H3902 [4JN], H3914 [8JN]
——— decision in U.S. v Wong Kim Ark relative to birthright citizenship, H3715 [21MY]
Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H2321–H2324 [25FE], H2344 [3MR], H2601–H2604 [19MR], H3083–H3085 [23AP]
——— evaluation of administration relative to conflicts of interest, H1985 [4FE]
——— evaluation of administration relative to constitution and rule of law, H2720 [26MR]
——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, H942 [20JA], H1179–H1183, H1337 [22JA]
——— impeachment, H609 [9JA], H2214 [12FE], H2262 [24FE], H2324 [25FE], H2459 [5MR], H3084 [23AP], H3549 [15MY]
——— impeachment (H. Res. 939), H913–H915 [15JA]
Remarks in Senate
Abortion: protect lives of born and preborn persons (S. 3667), S284 [27JA]
Courts: affirm rule of law and legitimacy of judicial review, S223 [14JA]
Dept. of Justice: attempted indictment of Members of Congress for recording video message urging servicemembers to resist unlawful orders, S561–S564 [11FE], S589 [12FE]
Elections: historical assessment of efforts to disenfranchise voters, S2356–S2362 [19MY]
Government: importance of separation of powers, S1631–S1638 [25MR]
Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S205–S212 [14JA], S232 [15JA]
——— decision in Louisiana v. Callais relative to racial gerrymandering in drawing of Louisiana congressional map, S2095 [29AP], S2356–S2362 [19MY]
Trump, President: denounce statements that he may nationalize, commandeer, or otherwise assume direct control over elections (S. Res. 605), S571, S572 [11FE]
——— denounce statements that he may nationalize, commandeer, or otherwise assume direct control over elections (S. Res. 605), unanimous-consent request, S572 [11FE]
——— evaluation of administration, S544 [10FE]
——— evaluation of administration relative to conflicts of interest, S1175 [18MR]
——— evaluation of administration relative to constitution and rule of law, S303 [28JA]
——— evaluation of administration relative to democracy and rule of law, S561–S564 [11FE], S589 [12FE]
——— evaluation of administration relative to elections and voting, S1477–S1480 [21MR]
Resolutions by organizations
Needham, MA, Special Town Meeting resolution in support of democracy, E543 [8JN]
Texts of
S. Res. 605, denounce statements by President Trump that he may nationalize, commandeer, or otherwise assume direct control over elections, S581 [11FE]